Commonwealth Scholarships For MSc & PhD 2019

October 22, 2018

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Commonwealth Scholarships For MSc & PhD 2019

The notification for the Commonwealth MSc & PhD Scholarships for full-time masters & doctoral study at a UK university form candidates from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries has been announced. Interested applicants can check out all of the details on eligibility, applcation and such below:

Online application is invited from Indian national for ‘2019 COMMONWEALTHSCHOLARSHIP TENABLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM’ for pursuing Master’s & Doctoral degree programme commencing from September/October 2019. The Scholarships are offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), UK for the following Scholarships only:

(iv) The applicant must NOT be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, at a UK university or India university or elsewhere before September/October 2019

(v) The applicant must not be able to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship.(Candidates are compulsorily required to sign a declaration that they do not have access tosufficient funds to study in the UK).

(vi) Candidates who have already been abroad for studies/training/ specialization either on scholarships or on their own, for a period exceeding six months are eligible to apply, if they have been in India for at least two consecutive years as on 10th January, 019 after returning from abroad.

Minimum qualifications:

(i) For Master’s course:

One should have completed or is expected to complete the Bachelor Degree by October 2019. The academic qualification must have direct and applied relevance to the development theme selected by the candidate.

(ii) For PhD degree:

One should have completed or is expected to complete the Master Degree/Qualifying Exam, by October 2019. The academic qualification must have direct and applied relevance to the development theme selected by the candidate.

Level of course:-

(i) Master’s Course (one year)

(Note: Master Degree programs which are less than 2 years in duration, are not equivalent to Master Degree in India.)

(ii) Doctoral degree (up to three/four years’ duration)

Scholarship would be offered under following development themes and thecandidates who have taken admission in UK university must apply under one ofthe themes:

The candidates who have received an offer of admission from any participating universities must upload a copyof the same on the Ministry’s portal at the time of online application, failing which their candidature will not be considered.

The system would automatically generate the subject/theme wise list of students along with the name of the University.

In case, there are a number of students than the available nominations, in that scenario, ranking of the institution as per the ‘QS Ranking 2019’ would be taken to draw the merit list.

Anti-fraud Policy:

The CSC is committed to administering and managing its scholarships and fellowships in a fair and transparent manner. For further information, see the CSC anti-fraud policy and the DFID guidance on reporting fraud available on CSC’s website at the following url:

The Ministry’s anti-fraud policy is enclosed and may be seen as ANNEXURE-I.

General Instructions:

Candidates who do not possess the eligibility criteria need not apply.

Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.

It is very important that applicants who are in employment to which they wish to return after completion of their studies in the UK should have an assurance from their organization that on the final selection by the CSC, they will be granted sufficient leave to complete the study. In general, a candidate undertaking research for a PhD can be expected to need 36/48 months’ study in the United Kingdom even though in the first instance, the award will only be offered for one or two years.